Child stunting concurrent with wasting or being overweight: A 6-y follow up of a randomized maternal education trial in Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

There is paucity of longitudinal data on combined anthropometric deficiencies in children. Herein, we present data on child stunting concurrent with wasting or being overweight among children in a 6-y follow-up study of a maternal education trial in rural Uganda.

Methods

We previously performed a randomized controlled trial where half of 511 mothers of 6- to 8-mo children were given a 6-mo education concerning nutrition, hygiene, and child stimulation. Anthropometry and prevalence of stunting with wasting or being overweight were determined. We applied multilevel mixed-effect logistic regression models and χ² statistic to assess the effects of the intervention and trend in prevalence over time, respectively.

Results

Complete data sets were obtain

SUBMITTER: Iversen PO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7613431 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature